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Fostering Transparency: A Preliminary Review of “Policy” Governing Psychotropic Medications in Foster Care

Kathleen Noonan, JD and Dorothy Miller, JD, MPH analyzed child welfare agency laws, policies, and regulations in sixteen states.  Their Article argues that, given new federal requirements related to psychotropic medications and children in foster care, the state policy-making process must become more transparent to ensure broad public input and recourse in the case of non-compliance.  Read the full article here.